Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants Matchup 05/19/18

The Colorado Rockies are ready to face off against their divisional foe San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET and the matchup will be televised on ATRM and NSBA.

Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants Odds

Colorado (+100) is the underdog to San Francisco (-110) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this game at 8 runs (-110 for the under and -110 for the over). Gamblers can also bet on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds coming in at Rockies +1.5 runs (-210) and Giants +-1.5 runs (+175).

The Rockies are 25-20 SU and are 23-20 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 3.9 units for moneyline bettors in the season’s early going and 4.9 units ATS. Colorado’s covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the total has gone under in five of those seven. The Giants, on the other hand, are 22-24 SU and 27-17 ATS. They’ve gained 4.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 7.5 units ATS. San Francisco has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.

San Francisco games have a 23-20-1 over/under record so far in 2018. The Rockies have been a decent under bet with a total record of 16-25-2.

Jon Gray will get the nod for the visiting Rockies. The right-handed Gray is 4-5 with a 4.85 ERA and 59 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Giants this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (0-0, 0.00 ERA across three innings).

The Giants are going with righty Chris Stratton (4-3, 4.88 ERA), who’s got 41 strikeouts and 22 walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 1.40. Stratton only made one start against the Rockies in 2017 (0-0, 3.86 ERA and seven strikeouts across seven innings).

San Francisco’s pitchers have allowed 4.7 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The club’s starters have a 4.46 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.17 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 8.3 K/9. In 25 games against divisional foes, Giants starters have an ERA of 3.92 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.98.

The San Francisco offense is putting up 4.0 runs per outing, including 3.3 per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .271/.320/.431 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.

The Giants’ hitters have been led by first baseman Brandon Belt and catcher Buster Posey. Belt is slashing .303/.402/.579 with 10 home runs, 25 RBIs and 25 runs scored, and Posey’s line sits at .301/.373/.419 with 41 hits, 15 RBIs and 18 runs.

In the visiting dugout, Colorado’s pitching staff allowed 4.4 runs per game and its starters own a 4.09 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 8.29 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.43, along with a K/9 of 9.51.

Rockies hitters have slashed .229/.306/.397 on their way to 4.0 runs scored per game this year, including 4.7 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).

Third baseman Nolan Arenado and outfielder Charlie Blackmon have led Colorado’s offense. Arenado is slashing .324/.416/.574 with eight home runs, 23 RBIs and 24 runs scored, while Blackmon is hitting .265/.373/.543 with 12 homers, 23 RBIs and 33 runs scored.

Compared to his total season slash line of .309/.373/.586, Arenado seemed to have some trouble hitting right-handed pitchers on the road last year, putting up a slash line of .243/.316/.443 across 263 such plate appearances.

The Rockies have gained 5.0 units and are 12-13 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in 11 of those games, as opposed to 14 that’ve hit the under against righties. On the other hand, the Giants have lost 3.2 units and are 14-12 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 11 of those games, compared to 14 which went under the total.

Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Prediction

Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Rockies, O/U – OVER

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